A Nicaraguan court is ordering a Catholic bishop to remain under house arrest on charges of “conspiracy” and “spreading false news,” the Associated Press reported Wednesday, citing a government media site. According to the website, El 19 Digital, the court also charged Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa with “damaging the Nicaraguan government and society.”His first hearing is slated for Jan. 10. Álvarez was first placed under house arrest in August. Riot police prevented the bishop — along with priests, seminarians, and a layman — from leaving the chancery in Matagalpa from Aug. 4 to Aug. 19. The court’s move comes after Ortega’s administration expelled religious sisters from the Sisters of Charity and the papal nuncio, the Vatican’s representative in Nicaragua.

Source: Ethiopian News December 15, 2022 16:08 UTC